Single-engine piston

N309MA

1999 Maule M-7-260

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
26002C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Perkos Pickle Farm LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N309MA on the FAA register

Type
1999 Maule M-7-260
Serial
26002C
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Perkos Pickle Farm LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2026-05-22
Airworthiness date
1999-02-25
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A341D5
Mode S (octal)
50640725
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N309MA to the current registrant.
  • 2020-02-02
    Accident at Manchester, NH; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-02-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-12-13
    N309MA previously assigned to a Mitsubishi MU 2J (s/n 602); cancelled.
Overview

About N309MA

N309MA is a 1999 Maule M-7-260, serial number 26002C. The FAA register lists Perkos Pickle Farm LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 25, 1999.

N309MA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-02-02 Accident · Manchester, NH Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA20CA098
Reported aircraft: Maule M7
Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground-loop.
1995-09-21 Accident · Smyrna, TN Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · MIA95FA226
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 — a different aircraft that carried the N309MA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF, AND HIS INADVERTENT ENTRY IN A DESCENDING SPIRAL, WHICH HE FAILED TO CORRECT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN AN IFR CLEARANCE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.